Before and After GayAugust 23, 2014Coming out is a right of passage for gay men and women -- an experience as nearly universal as it is unique for each person. The process invariably began with the moment where the journey from self-discovery to self-awareness finally coalesces in self-acceptance and the readiness to speak the words. It began the first time we spoke the phrase "I'm gay" aloud to another human being.
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Major League Baseball's Support for LGBT Rights a Game ChangerAugust 22, 2014You're in a ballpark. Your team is losing. Big. It's the kind of game that would have made you leave in the fifth inning - if you were one of those fans who doesn't believe your team will pull it out until the very last out is recorded. If you were one of those people who gives up.
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How to Up Your Activism GameAugust 22, 2014For some people, the thought of challenging systematic LGBTQ oppression is overwhelming and the task seems impregnable. There are so many issues that need addressing, reforms that need to take place and people to be helped, it can seem like jumping down a philosophical and activist rabbit hole. It begs the question of how much one person can really accomplish, and what difference can really be made. Can one person really do that much?
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